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Microsoft is retiring Internet Explorer after 27 years, here’s why
In 2016, fresh feature development for Internet Explorer was halted in favour of the new browser Microsoft Edge.
- According to reports, the browser peaked in 2003 with a 95 percent usage share.
- In 2016, fresh feature development for Internet Explorer was halted in favour of the new browser Microsoft Edge.
- Microsoft 365 will no longer support Internet Explorer on August 17, 2021.
New Delhi: Microsoft has officially retired the venerable Internet Explorer. The web browser was first launched in 1995 as part of the Plus! add-on package for Windows 95. Later versions were available as free downloads or in-service packs, and were included in OEM service releases of Windows 95 and later versions of Windows.
According to reports, the browser peaked in 2003 with a 95 percent usage share. However, as other competitors released new browsers, their user base declined in the years that followed. Read More: WhatsApp Users Alert! You can soon add 512 members in a group
In 2016, fresh feature development for Internet Explorer was halted in favour of the new browser Microsoft Edge. This was the first time Microsoft planned to phase out Internet Explorer gradually. Read More: Garena Free Fire redeem codes for today, June 12: Check steps to get free diamonds, vouchers
Microsoft 365 will no longer support Internet Explorer on August 17, 2021, and Microsoft Teams will no longer support IE on November 30, 2020. According to reports, Internet Explorer will be phased out on June 15, 2022.
Microsoft Edge programme manager Sean Lyndersay stated that "the future of Internet Explorer on Windows 10 lies in Microsoft Edge."
"Not only is Microsoft Edge a quicker, more secure, and more contemporary browsing experience than Internet Explorer," he said, "but it also addresses a crucial concern: compatibility for older, legacy websites and applications."
"Internet Explorer mode ('IE mode') is incorporated into Microsoft Edge, allowing you to view older Internet Explorer-based websites and applications directly from Microsoft Edge. With Microsoft Edge capable of taking on this and other responsibilities, the Internet Explorer 11 desktop application will be discontinued and phased out of support for certain versions of Windows 10 on June 15, 2022 "he said.
Internet Explorer will be remembered fondly by anyone who used computers at home, schools, and companies in the 1990s and early 2000s. The browser was the initial entryway to the world wide web for millions of people around the world.
It was also the sole means to access the popular browsers that we are all accustomed to today.
That is why netizens are feeling nostalgic right now.
"A final tribute to Internet Explorer," one user said. It will cease support on June 15, this year. You have offered me many joyful memories as my first Internet connection. As a last hurrah, I'm going to try to download it on Windows 11. Goodbye! We might not see each other again."
"I'm sorry that Microsoft is discontinuing Internet Explorer, but who uses it anyway? I believe it's the loss of memories caused by time that makes me feel this way "another user said.


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Growing up in a community labelled as “bad”, is probably the last thing someone would be proud of. But, the key to being less prideful, even with great success is to remember one’s humble beginnings. The foregoing is the firm conviction of 26-year-old Omeika Daniels, an emerging entrepreneur, who finds herself in a similar situation.
Determined to prove that good things can emerge from the most unlikely places, Daniels says that the possibilities are endless and has never limited herself. For the past few months, she has been very skillful, utilizing most of her time creating colourful hair bonnets, masks, and other products, specially designed to make women feel more comfortable.
During an interview with Guyana Standard, she shared that it was her grandmother, Linda Bernard, who is also a seamstress, who started making masks and bonnets. Daniels said that she and her sister helped their grandmother with packaging the items and displaying them on social media to attract customers.
“My sister and I followed it up and added packaging and marketing to the products. I then added it to my Risanna’s line that I used to sell watches in the past . This is more of a family business,” added Daniels, who has been a teacher for the past five years.
According to her, she decided to try her hand at a business venture to support her grandmother during the COVID-19 pandemic which has proven to have a severe impact on socio-economic activities. She added that so far, the venture is off to a great start with female adults, teens, and babies now enjoying the line of products.
The ambitious Daniels envisions that in the next five years, the Risanna’s line and their local products will become more popular. She is looking to have a permanent office and aspires to have the products retailed worldwide.
“In the next few years, I plan on making Risanna’s a well-known brand and business, having a location and a wider customer base. Risanna’s will also be making headbands, sleeping masks, and an entire line to cater to the comforts of ladies. I have had both regional and international customers reach out for products but for some reason shipping out of Guyana isn’t that easy, especially at this time.”
Apart from all this, this young woman has a dream of becoming a social worker and being able to empower women, given the circumstances faced by those in the community she was raised. The young entrepreneur credits her success to her grandmother, the person who raised her after her mother’s death. Daniels believes that no matter where you come from you can always dream big.
She said, “I don’t believe that because you live in a community that is looked down upon you shouldn’t strive to elevate and help others in the process. Before COVID-19 came, my plan was to start a female empowerment group in which females would have been able to learn about independence and share business ideas. I hope I can achieve that when things return to normalcy.”
Daniels is the epitome of a young woman who never limits herself, but rather allowed her creative visions to grow, and escalate into something that could benefit her, and her family. She closed off the interview with a quote from famous author and actress, Lupita Nyong’o, which says, “No matter where you’re from, your dreams are valid.”

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But before we go to Lauren’s write-up, you might be interested in the GSMA’s take on Mobile Money. They’ve produced a short animation which shows their vision for a world where mobile and money are integrated. For folks new to the concept, it’s worth a look. You can see it here.
Also you might be interested in their Mobile Money Summit in Rio - 24-27 May.
So without further ado, over to you Lauren…
I have always been interested in how mobile phones can replace the multitude of items that seem to swamp my handbag. I’ve seen the humble mobile phone evolve from simply making calls and sending SMS to become my mobile internet device, digital camera and MP3 player. Now it seems destined to take over the role of my purse too. There are some fantastic things going on in the mPayments space with a variety of business models; whether it is paying for items via airtime bills, PayPal type initiatives or taking money directly from my bank account … personally I am all for it.
The uptake of Oyster cards in the UK has shown that we are safe with the concept of Near Field Communications (NFC) and there are some exciting developments in this space. I think that this could be a good place for mobile phones to start: taking incremental steps towards the ultimate aim of high value purchases or providing an alternative to our banks. The success of the Oyster card provides a valuable case study for mobile phone operators and handset manufacturers, small purchases for e.g. travel is definitely a great way for us to get used to buying goods with our mobiles. Android has just announced that its multiple NFC-enabled phones will arrive in later 2010 and Apple just piping Google to the post with its latest patent around event tickets. So it looks like the two big guns have drawn and I would expect others handset manufactures to follow suit soon.
Last Monday, Mobile Monday London hosted its event delving into the world of mPayments: the myths and realities. This is by no means a new concept and one that we have been speaking about with much bated breath for some time now. However, instead of a flourishing industry and blossoming prospects we had expected, mPayments seems to still be battling to come to fruition.
The BBC’s personal finance reporter, Kevin Peachy, reported last week that it may be the mobile phone that could ‘signal the future’ for mPayments. In support of this, Juniper Research last week predicted that nearly half of all mobile phone users worldwide will be making mobile payments by 2014, a bold statement indeed and one that mirrors similar predictions in the past.
But why has the technology not taken off yet? Could it be slow operator uptake or a lack of consumer demand … has the recent banking debacle shaken us up to the point of no trust for new banking technologies? There were so many questions to ask and #MoMoLo brought together the experts to discuss and debate as to where we are now, why we are there and what’s next.
The first to take the stage was Neil Daly from our fabulous hosts, the GSMA. Mobile banking in the developing markets has always been heralded as a key place for the development and adoption of mPayments. There is a huge customer education challenge in this area as users do not see the benefit of mPayments. Neil stated the key drivers to getting mPayments off the ground are scale, sophistication and speed. Neil made the point that there is money to be made from mPayments and went on to describe the below five major initiatives:
- Mobile money for the unbanked (MMU) - 78 live deployments and 85 planned globally by 2012, the MMU will have made mobile money services available to 20 million new unbanked customers and boasts 19 operators deployments, with more to be announced soon
- Mobile money transfer (MMT) - global remittance flows are very significant to MMT, especially in non development markets; remittance typically costs 10-24% of remittance amount. The most popular way to transfer money currently is using a coke bottle with the money wrapped around, which highlights the need for more regulation
- Pay-buy-mobile (BBM) - The GSMA has seen a huge increase in number of operators interested in NFC, with 53 MNOs participating in the BBM project and trials in 11 countries from Australia to the US, generating interesting data to help operators develop
The case study – M-PESA
Next to the stage was Paul Makin, of Consult Hyperion, who is spearheading the M-PESA initiative with Vodafone. M-PESA is a money transfer service in Kenya and works with agents like MNO Safaricom in the region to set up shops to provide the service locally.
Key M-PESA stats include:
- Around 10m customers … 40% of Kenyan adults and 57% of Safaricom customer base
- USD 300m per month of P2P transfers
- USD 650m per month in cash deposits and withdrawals
- USD 7m per month in revenue
- 27 companies currently use it for wage payments
What lessons can we learn in the UK?
- Lesson one – get it out there – find a transport mechanism and let it evolve as you go
- Lesson two – find a corporate interface – salaries, social payments, payments, collections etc
- Lesson three – build good bridges - ATMs, post office, corner shops
- Lesson four – use good security that is SIM based
- Lesson five: Beware of the tariff – tariff structures encourage behaviours and bad tariff limits how you can evolve your business …
The Panel Session – David Birch (Consult Hyperion), Chris Thomason (Seren), Ben Whitaker (Masabi), John Lunn (PayPal) and Andrew Henderson (UK Mobile contactless forum)
- Michael Hobbs – does the panel think that in 3-4 years from now mobile operators will continue to feature in mPayments and if so how much?
- Ben – if you want to launch the product today the operator can take too long, but they have the clout to reach the customers. Perhaps I would see them take a more of a marketing channel
- Andrew – I think that some become bit pipes and the UK MNO market will shrink. I can see them working in the transport market, selling tickets. I think that we will be seeing more in mPayments from MNOs as they look to differentiate themselves
- John – we need to have the same payment system for all mPayments and although the mobile phone is great device for NFC but we can use anything we take with us
- Chris – with mobile banking either the banks will become telecoms companies or the operators become the banks
- Andrew Hardy – what do you envisage the key regulatory obstacles globally?
- Andrew – there is a gray area across EU and UK, we would like to see closer cooperation with the regulators to allow the market to flourish
- David – we learnt a key lesson from the O2 Barclays and TFL trial, make sure customers know who to call … O2, Barclays or TFL?
- John – at PayPal our idea was to let everyone in and then get out the bad guys afterwards. No one knows where the crime will come from and rather then waste time in an over engineered security system, better to create a good user experience
- Mark Davis – Virtual currency and convertible cash, do you think we will see mobile payments like this?
- Chris – there is no reason why we can’t change our currency
- Ben – mobile very accessible and as such anyone can be merchant
- Chris – is PayPal not virtual currency?
- John – PayPal can use any currency
- John – there are a lot of clever criminals out there so need to be cautious and maintain an interface with the real world
- Chris Dadd, RBS (O2 Money) – interesting talking about the operators vs. banks debate ... we have seen the failed m-pay and Payforit initiatives, now operators are looking at single click for direct payments from their airtime bill. Bit isn’t this like PayPal’s one click offering?
- Ben – commission costs were far too high and operators need to be more comparable to credit cards
- John – we are working with mobile phone companies to help them allow their customers to pay for things via their bill and PayPal. There are some EU limitations and costing issues, we need to be competitive with credit card rates, which are currently very low
- David Stone –do you think people will eventually start paying for higher value products through mPayments?
- Chris – down to the power of brands
- Andrew – there is a real fear that consumers will suffer from bill shock
- John – cloud payments will jump to the same as online, micro-payments will start at the lower end as everyone scared of bill shock. It is down to the retailer to find a way for you to buy on your mobile phone
Thank you to our sponsors this month, GSMA and a special thank you to Galit Zadok for putting the programme together this month.


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NewsBot Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 While Microsoft has dropped hints that the Internet Explorer brand is going away, the software maker has now confirmed that it will use a new name for its upcoming browser successor, codenamed Project Spartan. Speaking at Microsoft Convergence yesterday, Microsoft's marketing chief Chris Capossela revealed that the company is currently working on a new name and brand. "Weâ€™re right now researching what the new brand, or the new name, for our browser should be in Windows 10," said Capossela. "Weâ€™ll continue to have Internet Explorer, but weâ€™ll also have a new browser called Project Spartan, which is codenamed Project Spartan. We have to name the thing." Internet Explorer will still exist in some versions of Windows 10 mainly for enterprise compatibility, but the new Project Spartan will be named separately and will be the primary way for Windows 10 users to access the web. Microsoft has tried, unsuccessfully, to shake off the negative image of Internet Explorer over the past several years with a series of amusing campaigns mocking Internet Explorer 6. The ads didn't improve the situation, and Microsoft's former Internet Explorer chief left the company in December, signalling a new era for the browser. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kiuwan, cloud based software measuring and analysis solution, has announced the Kiuwan API. Through the API, users can continuously monitor the quality of software applications. With increased quality and performance, businesses can increase efficiency and productivity while lowering cost.
MobileMotion Technologies, maker of the MobStac mobile platform, recently launched the MobStac API. Developers can integrate the MobStac API with any programming interface to create and manage mobile sites and apps. The MobStac platform has cemented itself as a trusted leader in mobile development, and the API simply expands its reach.


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Let’s get real here: People are never going to welcome interruptions to their programming, so “less annoying” is about the best an advertiser can hope for. And “less annoying” is what most viewers think of connected TV (CTV) ads as compared to broadcast spots. Telaria (the new name for Tremor Video) surveyed viewers in the U.S., U.K., France, Brazil, and Australia, and found that 54 percent overall rated streamed ads as less annoying. The amount varied by country, with France the most accepting of connected TV ads and Australia the least.
Ads on connected TV programming are effective for driving a response, the report says. Among weekly CTV viewers, over half will take action after seeing an ad, such as researching or purchasing a product. Here, Brazil got the highest marks with 60 percent and Australia the lowest at 47 percent.
Looking at the U.S., Telaria sees strong connected TV adoption and brand spending. Ad inventory is plentiful and growing, it says, thanks to large investments in new content and lots of viewers tuning in. The biggest challenge the industry faces now is raising awareness for new over-the-top (OTT) services.
The biggest player in the OTT space is Netflix, which, of course, is ad-free. But ad-supported services (AVODs) are more broadly supported than subscription services (SVODs), which are used more often by young and well-off viewers. According to the IAB, half of streaming viewers would prefer watching ads rather than spending on ad-free subscriptions.
“Advertising in on-demand content offers an exciting opportunity for marketers to reach engaged audiences because there is a high level of ad receptivity on CTV platforms,” says Karen Ring, senior director of research and insights at Telaria. “Across all markets, 35 percent said they actually prefer ads on streaming services to those on linear TV, over 50 percent said ads on CTV were less annoying than on linear TV, and 30 percent pay more attention to ads in streamed programs vs linear TV. Interestingly, ad acceptance was especially high for millennials, who were more likely (32 percent) than older demos to prefer ads on CTV vs. linear TV. Given that CTV advertising is fully viewable and non-skippable, CTV offers a way to connect with consumers in an uncluttered and efficient environment.”


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CNH Industrial brands present the scope of the partnership with NIKOLA and its ambitious goal of achieving zero emissions.
December 4, 2019 /3BL Media/ - IVECO and FPT Industrial, brands of CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE: CNHI / MI: CNHI) and NIKOLA today presented the scope and plans of their joint venture and collaboration agreement established to accelerate industry transformation towards emission neutrality of Class 8 heavy-duty t
IVECO, the commercial vehicle’s brand of CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE: CNHI / MI: CNHI), has been recognized by three distinct bodies and rewarded for its advanced and sustainable manufacturing practices at its plants in Spain.
‘Luci d’Artista’ (literally Artists’ Lights) is a cultural event held in Turin, Italy, which began in 1998 and anyone who visits the city will be able to experience the unique art installations composed of lights.
Students across three states are better equipped for learning this fall thanks to CNH Industrial (NYSE: CNHI/MI: CNHI). The multinational donated 210 tablets used at its Capital Markets Day event on September 3 to schools near CNH Industrial facilities in Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota for use in classrooms by students and teachers.
November 20, 2019 /3BL Media/ - CNH Industrial (NYSE: CNHI /MI: CNHI) collaborated with students at ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, California, U.S.A., to develop and inspire sustainable designs for CASE Construction Equipment, a global construction equipment brand of CNH Industrial, for the not-too-distant future.
November 13, 2019 /3BL Media/ - New Holland Agriculture, a global agricultural brand of CNH Industrial N.V (NYSE: CNHI / MI: CNHI), has won the inaugural ‘Sustainable Tractor of the Year 2020’ award at Agritechnica 2019, the world’s largest agricultural trade show, currently taking place in Hannover, Germany.
STEYR has undertaken a study which focuses on zero-emission powertrains, innovative drive solutions and a futuristic operator environment.
November 12, 2019 /3BL Media/ - Combining innovative technologies in a unique, sustainable and potentially zero emission package, STEYR, the premium short-liner agricultural brand of CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE:CNHI / MI:CNHI), in partnership with sister powertrain brand FPT Industrial, has created the STEYR Konzept, which encapsulates a future vision


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In the era of the industrial revolution 4.0, viral content is considered as ‘S3 Marketing’. Lately, many people use these marketing strategy. This happens because of technological advances that are in line with the proliferation of business. Especially with the pandemic that has changed the habits of many people. Social media is also an effective and efficient choice in marketing a product/service.
S3 Marketing is a marketing strategy, where people create an advertisement that is unique and unexpected (out of the box). This type of marketing usually attracts the attention of netizens out of curiosity. Then, it becomes viral on social media, such as Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, YouTube, WhatsApp, and other social media. Viral content itself is a type of content that moves netizens to share the content with their friends. The existence of viral content can be S3 Marketing, because the more the content is shared with other people, the wider the target market will be. So it is not uncommon for businesses to choose this type of marketing, through someone who works in the creative industry. Especially those who are able to create interesting content and have high engagement on social media such as influencers or content creators.
Digital Marketing Expert, Jimmi Mohtar said the S3 Marketing strategy is getting more and more powerful in the digital era. It's just that, there must always be innovation and change in making S3 Marketing strategies. "S3 Marketing is very effective because there are factors that make people curious. People seem to want to be the first one to know the information, that's why people nowadays wake up and open their cellphones to get new information," said Jimmi Mohtar at the d' Mentor detikcom event, Thursday (30/6/2022).
Meanwhile, marketing expert and managing partner, Inventura Yusowhady, said the rise of social media and the ease with which people create social media accounts are one of the reasons for the effectiveness of S3 marketing. Moreover, the reach of social media audiences can be larger in the short term.
In many cases, S3 marketing becomes viral, not because it is planned. Promotions or viral marketing ads occur because there is a role for netizens in it. For example,in the case of the Holywings promotion that we talked about last week, the issue continued to strengthen for some time after its controversial promotion emerged.
Sources: Detik.com, Kumparan.com


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Microsoft has been silently releasing products in the market that have a separate user base and are slowly going with their business. However, this year’s Microsoft Surface launch event from the company is a little different. Because we are expecting the first foldable Surface laptop or device to be teased. And we have known that there is a lot of enthusiasm and attention regarding foldable devices. Therefore, everyone has their eyes peeled for what Microsoft will announce at the event. We also know that the regular Surface devices will also be announced at this event.
However, we do not have to wait till October 2 to see what Microsoft has up its sleeve. Because the famous leaker Evan Blass has now revealed almost the entire lineup of products that Microsoft will unveil at its October 2 event. You might already be aware that Surface Pro 7 is coming along with Surface Laptop 3. Both of these devices have been leaked and they come with USB Type-C ports, 10th gen Intel processors as well as thinner bezels. However, the biggest revelation is the Arm-based Surface device which has significantly thinner bezels and design similar to the Surface Pro lineup.
Also, Surface Laptop 3 looks more like a MacBook with the latest design and come in 13-inch and 15-inch variants. Therefore, the leaks regarding a Surface Laptop with the 15-inch display were indeed true. One product missing from these leaked images is the Surface Book. And we are not sure if Evan did not get hold of them or there is no such product releasing this year. However, he also shared a big tease when he followed up with a tweet saying “Not pictured here: dual-screen Surface,”. This might mean that he has the picture which he will share later or he just knows about the device without having any images of it.


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Why Chemical Sunscreen is an Inevitable Disaster
By now, most people are familiar with the chemical sunscreen craze that has swept India in recent years, particularly the use of sunscreens that contain parabens and other ingredients that are commonly linked to skin damage and cancer.
Now, a new study has found that the chemicals used in these sunscreen formulations may also be harmful.
The results of the study were published online in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine and the study was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science.
According to the study, chemical sunscreen ingredients may be especially toxic if they contain certain preservatives.
These preservatives are added to the formulation of the sunscreen to ensure that the sunscreen stays effective for extended periods of time, but some of these ingredients can be toxic to humans.
According the study’s lead author, Dr. Rajendra Kumar, a dermatologist in the Department of Dermatology at the University of Pennsylvania, the study found that paraben-containing sunscreen ingredients were significantly more toxic than non-paraben sunscreen ingredients.
This could be because the parabenes in the ingredients are not stable or can be damaged during the manufacturing process.
“Parabens have a strong impact on the health of humans,” Kumar said in a press release.
“They can disrupt DNA and cause mutations in the cells that line our skin, and we don’t yet know how these mutations could affect our health.”
Kumar and his colleagues used a method called gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC/MS) to analyze the levels of parabenzas in the sunscapes that were used in the study.
GC/MS measures the amount of the active ingredient in the mixture.
The researchers found that in the majority of the sunscreen products tested, the concentrations of paracene, aspartic acid, benzene, xylene, butylene glycol, and polysorbate 80 were higher than those in non-antimicrobial formulations.
“These chemicals have an impact on human cells in many ways,” Kumar told Live Science.
“If they are present in a long-lasting way, they can cause mutations, which can lead to skin cancer.
And parabeners are not the only preservatives that can be found in sunscopes, and some may also interact with other chemicals that we can’t detect by GC/MMS.”
Kampur said that the study does not establish a link between parabened sunscanners and skin cancer, but that it raises important questions about how these sunscones are made.
“We know that paracenone is found in many consumer products.
So, paracetones, benzophenone-4, benzyl alcohol, and other types of paracetones can be used in sunscreen formulations,” he said.”
But parabent sunscontrol products are also made with parabenic ingredients, so it remains unclear how these ingredients might affect human health.”
The study also found that while parabents may not be the most toxic of preservatives, they may be one of the most damaging because they can affect DNA in the skin.
The study found parabenosolone, a chemical used in sunscreen, to be more toxic to DNA than paracenes.
“The results highlight the need to develop more targeted therapies against these types of chemical pollutants,” Kumar explained.
“Many chemicals in sun screens can alter DNA and have potential to affect human cell functions.
In this study, we show that paracetin, a non-preservative ingredient found in some paracens, may be a potential target for these chemicals.
And as the chemical composition of sunscreen formulations changes, we should be able to predict what kinds of molecules will be found.”
The research was funded by the DOE Office of Technology Assessment (TTO), the National Science Foundation, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the Office of Naval Research (ONR), the Indian Institute of Technology, the United States Army Research Office, and the UBS India fund.
The full paper is available at Live Science .


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Binance launch cryptocurrency payments app and allows users to pay, send and receive cryptocurrency payments worldwide without fee. Traders and users can choose from more than 30 currencies, including bitcoin, Ethereum and BNB.
Binance, the global cryptocurrency exchange, has launched a cryptocurrency payment platform for merchants, Binance Pay. The service allows users to pay, send and receive cryptocurrency payments worldwide at no charge.
Traders and users can choose from more than 30 currencies, including bitcoin, ethereum, and BNB. Users can select the order of the currencies they want to receive and move money instantly between Binance Pay and their wallet or withdraw funds to the bank of their choice. Merchants can process payments online or in-person using QR codes.
In February, Binance launched the beta version of Binance Pay. During this phase, around 250 thousand users tried this solution.
“Traditional payment infrastructure services are riddled with high transaction fees; we see this Pay product as a way to solve one of the many issues and limitations of traditional finance. Finance is truly moving towards a digital world and economy where crypto is at the crux of this change which benefits the larger global population that needs it.”
Most of the payment platforms have been recognizing cryptocurrency as an asset with great potential for payments.
Past February 2021, Mastercard announced that plans to accept cryptocurrency for more than one billion users worldwide. Visa also officially stated that it would also enable crypto for its users through partnerships.
The giant PayPal is also about to expand crypto payments worldwide throughout 2021.


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Reason.tv just released a new video spotlighting the frustrating process of buying alcohol in Virginia, where an obnoxious combination of state-owned liquor stores and onerous regulations makes life difficult for entrepreneurs and customers alike.
The problem is illustrated by an interview with John Maher, owner of The Rogue Gentlemen in Richmond, Virginia. Maher is doing something called #DrunkenSocialism, which is a wildly inaccurate name for a clever scheme in which bars invest in really expensive alcohol and then let people sample tiny amounts at a cost. That way, you can taste some billion-year-old scotch without having to plunk down big money for a full bottle.
In Virginia, though, this plan is complicated by state law:
Maher, who sports a Bernie Sanders shirt in the video, is boxed in by Virginia’s absurd regulations at every turn. And, as Reason concludes, you know it’s bad when even a Sanders supporter is advocating for privatization and deregulation.
The worst part of all this is that Virginia is hardly the only state with dumb liquor laws. It’s not even the only state with state-owned liquor stores: more than one in three states have ABC stores nationwide.
And that’s just the tip of the iceberg, as I’ve explained before here at Rare. Blue laws and sin taxes are common ways states unfairly manipulate the marketplace and boost their own revenues, while crony capitalist regulations make it difficult for new brewers, distillers, and vintners to break into the beer, liquor, and wine markets.
Meanwhile, the legal drinking age has given teens unsafe consumption habits, and we’re still suffering the consequences of Prohibition in the cocktail market, which cost us in liquid capital, innovation, and high quality bar-tending tradition.
With a regulatory climate like this, it’s no wonder Americans need a drink.


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Saudi and Belgian businessmen to reap fruits of trade
Princess Astrid of Belgium, representing the King of Belgium, is planning to visit the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as the head of an official and commercial delegation composed of 350 members representing a number of government entities and 170 companies, from March 15 to 19.
On that occasion, we welcome Princess Astrid of Belgium and the delegation accompanying her and pay tribute to the strength of the friendly relationship between the two countries and its importance in all fields, facing therefore a significant development through several tools such as the role of the Saudi and Belgian businessmen who are playing an active role to build up the economic and trade relations by meeting the aspirations of the two leaderships and the people of the two countries.
Since the visit of King Faisal (mercy upon his soul) to Belgium and the visit of King Baudouin to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1975, visits and exchange of official delegations have succeeded at all levels between the two countries.
This leads to the interconnection between the two countries in many fields such as strong economic and trade relationship, subject to a number of agreements, which are applied in a spirit of mutual understanding, such as the agreement to develop and support economic technical cooperation between the two countries in 1978. Trade between the two countries increased at a high level from about $1.84 billion in 2003 to about $6.76 billion in 2012.
The trade balance achieved an overflow in favor of the Kingdom and fluctuated between $530 million in 2003 to about $3.80 billion in 2012.
In 2012, Belgium has been ranked at the 19th place among other states in terms of trade exchange with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which is a unique and distinctive evolution for the trade relation between the two countries.
One of the previous feedback visits of the Belgian business delegation to the Kingdom during the years 1993, 2002, 2009, headed by King Philip, the crown prince at that time, is the endorsement of more than 12 memorandums of understanding and agreements on trade and economic cooperation and investment. The visits have contributed to enhancing the development of relationships and generated the re-export of Saudi products to Belgium and then to Europe for its distinction for its quality after confirming its compliance to the European standards and through companies working with Belgian partners in the Kingdom.
The current visit is a significant turnover to boost cooperation, trade and investment exchange between business sectors of both countries, whereas, the Kingdom is hosting a representative of the Ministry of Trade and Industry and the Saudi Chambers of Commerce.
This delegation is composed of business stakeholders and representatives of big businesses and Belgian economic decision-makers.
Several meetings will be held with Saudi businessmen in Riyadh, Jeddah and Jubail to discuss the standpoint for trade relations and the definition of investment environment and the opportunities through the exchange of information in order to achieve mutual benefits between the two sectors of Saudi and Belgian businessmen.
Among the objectives of this visit is the work of strengthening the relations between the two countries in all fields such as economy and trade as well as the possibility of its developments through the exchange of visits between the business sectors in order to improve the volume of trade exchange transactions and investments, and to organize exhibitions of the Saudi products in Belgium, shedding light on economic sectors with an added value.
The priority on the Saudi economic external cooperation agenda, in order to reinforce the transfer and resettlement of experience of new technologies in the Kingdom, is to help creating job opportunities for the youth as well as projects of cooperation and joint training.
For its part, the Belgian business sector is looking forward with great interest to an effective partnership with the Saudi business sector, especially in the fields of petrochemicals, construction, food and health, contributing to achieving the ambitious goals between the two countries.
The scope of the trade delegations among European countries and Saudi Arabia has recently boomed in terms of visiting delegations to the Kingdom, whereas, the opportunities for cooperation, investment and trade exchange between the Saudi market and its European counterpart, is facing a major shift and an opening for accepting others in various fields.
This international trend is due to the role of the Kingdom in achieving global economic stability being one of the main guarantees for the stability of the global oil markets because of its clear vision toward the development of the global economy.
One of the indicator signs is that its economy has not been affected by the turmoil that occurred in the international financial system, and to achieve it during the last period a growth development has been reported by official reports issued by the World Bank in addition to its membership to the G20, which confirms the strength of the Saudi economy and its evolution and impact.
— Abdulrahman Suleiman Alahmed is the ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Belgium, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and head of the Saudi Mission to the European Union.


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The Boston Beer Company will have a new CEO this spring. On Tuesday, the beer giant behind Samual Adams and Dogfish Head announced that current president and CEO Dave Burwick is set to retire April 1. Lead director Michael Spillane will assume the CEO role the same day.
Burwick has been CEO of the company since 2018 and has been on Boston Beer’s board since 2005. During Burwick’s tenure, Boston Beer Company’s revenue more than doubled, and its stock generated average annual returns of 12 percent — an impressive number when compared to other U.S. beer companies. Burwick guided the growth of Boston Beer’s “beyond beer” category, including billion-dollar brands Twisted Tea and Truly. He also oversaw product launches like Hard MTN Dew and introduced new partnerships with major companies such as PepsiCo and Beam Suntory.


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Ubisoft recently had an earnings call, and they’ve shared some interesting stuff in it. With Ubisoft’s extensive line-up of games, the company is certainly excited. Watch Dogs 2 remains the top dog for the game (get it?), but the company is also prepping for the launch of new DLC for The Division. According to statistics, 82% of The Division owners played the Underground DLC, which understandably makes them optimistic about future DLC for The Division.
Ubisoft also expressed interest in the global phenomenon that is Pokémon GO. According to WCCFTech, the executives at Ubisoft were “impressed” by Nintendo’s achievements. They also announced that Ubisoft is working on an Augmented Reality game of their own. Will it encourage players to climb tall buildings to unlock city districts? We can only hope.
Watch Dogs 2 remains front and centre for Ubisoft, considering the original Watch Dogs was the best-selling new IP launch in the year it was released. It sold well over 10 million copies in all, and according to a Ubisoft survey, 85 percent of Watch Dogs players are interested in the game’s sequel. This certainly bodes well for the Watch Dogs franchise, and for Ubisoft in general.
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Over the years, marijuana dispensaries have witnessed significant changes, particularly in Albuquerque and San Miguel, New Mexico. New policies, research and perceptions have played a substantial role in shaping the landscape of these regions. One company, Sacred Garden, stands out amidst these changes.
A Look at the Cannabis Dispensary Shift
Interest in cannabis has been escalating, not just in the medical field, but also for recreational use. Numerous cities including Tesuque and Vado in NM have embraced this shift, with local cannabis dispensaries flourishing. Connoisseurs and newbies alike are discovering the experience to be enlightening.
Legislation, research and stigma concerning marijuana usage have been the greatest game changers. For instance, Santa Fe in NM recognizes the therapeutic benefits of medical marijuana and has regulations supporting recreational use.
Sailing with the Current
Accustomed to adapting, Sacred Garden operates comfortably within these transforming landscapes. With a medical marijuana dispensary and pot shop in Corrales, NM, the company has been at the forefront, eagerly joining the cannabis revolution. The journey to serve the community by providing quality cannabis products continues.
In conclusion, industry changes in Albuquerque, San Miguel, Tesuque, Vado, and Santa Fe, NM, have significantly reshaped the operations of cannabis dispensaries. Sacred Garden, and others, will continue to navigate these changes, fostering growth and ensuring the community’s cannabis needs are met.


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Shares of Zymergen Inc (NASDAQ: ZY) have plunged on Wednesday after the company reported issues with its only product and its CEO stepped down.
The company, which IPO'd less than four months ago, said it recently became aware of issues with its commercial product pipeline that will impact its delivery timeline and revenue projections.
Zymergen no longer expects product revenue in 2021 and expects product revenue to be immaterial in 2022.
According to a press release, several key target customers encountered technical issues in implementing Hyaline into their manufacturing processes during the quarter. The issues have caused a delay in the product's “commercial ramp.”
The company is also looking at data on the total addressable market for foldable display applications, which “indicate a smaller near-term market opportunity that is growing less rapidly than anticipated.”
This will impact its sales forecast.
Within the same release, Zymergen announced that Jay Flatley has been appointed Acting Chief Executive Officer. Josh Hoffman has stepped down as CEO and as a member of the board.
“We are disappointed by these developments, and the Board and management team are focused on resolving the underlying issues to ensure Zymergen moves forward as a stronger company with a compelling operating plan,” said Flatley, the Acting CEO and Chairman.
“The Board has formed dedicated committees, including a Strategic Oversight Committee, and is working with outside experts to conduct an in-depth review of the Company’s operational, financial, product, and commercialization efforts to facilitate the development of an updated strategic plan for Zymergen,” he added.
Zymergen's share price has plunged 74.88% on the news, now priced at $8.75.
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Toyota has named a new Lexus Europe boss and a new head of purchasing for the region as part of a management shuffle.
Paul van der Burgh will take charge of Lexus in Europe from his current boss, Andy Pfeiffenberger, however, he will not take over Pfeiffenberger’s title of vice president of Lexus Europe. Instead, Van der Burgh, 47, will remain Lexus Europe director, but will report to Karl Schlicht, 51, who returned to Europe from the automaker's headquarters in Japan this spring to lead Toyota and Lexus' product planning, sales, marketing and aftersales.
A Toyota spokesman said the automaker decided to eliminate the vice president of Lexus Europe post because there was no longer a need for that layer of management in the organization.
Toyota also promoted Takayuki Shirata to vice president of purchasing for Europe.


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Microsoft Officially Introduces Windows 11
Learn about Windows 11, the first Windows update from Microsoft to their flagship operating system since 2015.
Heavy Equipment Dealers Increase Profitability with GPS Tracking
Learn more about the latest construction industry trends including how a GPS Tracker for Heavy Equipment being added can ensure better fleet management.
Amazon Sidewalk Opt Out Date Approaching
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The Volvo XC40 will be the first battery electric car from Volvo and will arrive in 2019 after the Polestar 2. It will be followed by an electric XC90.
We know Volvo is busy ditching diesel engines and heading towards an electric future, one dominated by BEVs and PHEVs.
What we also thought we knew, and now know we’re right, is that the first battery electric car from Volvo will be an electric Volvo XC40.
Speaking to Autocar, Volvo’s Thomas Ingenlath has confirmed that the electric XC40 will be Volvo’s first production electric car, and it will arrive shortly after the Polestar 2 – also a BEV – is revealed next year. It will be followed by an electric version of the next generation XC90.
Ingenlath was keen to point out that Volvo will not be following the route of other car makers by developing a range of standalone electric cars, but will be using an EV powertrain as an option across its whole range. Of which we approve.
What we also know, although Ingenlath didn’t confirm it, is that Volvo will offer at least two different sizes of battery packs in the XC40 EV, with an entry-level model offering less power and range for those who want an EV for around town, and a more powerful model with a bigger range for the rest of us.
Volvo has also trademarked the names P5 through to P10 which we’re assuming denote different battery and power ranges for the BEVs, covering all models from the 40 Series to the 90 Series.
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Soon you will be able to tell Siri your best kept secrets
Well, that's not all, for seasoned iPhone users still discover new things that Siri has either picked up or has hidden in its pocket for years. For instance, if you ask Siri what its name means, this is what you get:
It's a riddle wrapped in an enigma, tied with a pretty ribbon of obfuscation.
Or if you ask Siri how much it earns, it says this:
Difficult to say. My native currency is pandimensional.
iOS 9: hidden features, tips and tricks
Back in October, Apple bought VocalIQ, a British 'speech tech AI specialist' for an amount ranging between £33 million to £66 million to improve Siri's communication skills.
VocalIQ aims to let you share natural conversations with speech assistants by developing routines and not limit conversations to mere commands. This way, the virtual assistant will learn from one conversation and will apply the learning to future conversations, getting better and better every day.
“Previous conversations are central to its [the smart dialogue engine] learning process – allowing the system to better understand future requests and in turn, react more intelligently,” says the firm.
Apple Eyes Siri Improvements With UK Tech Firm Acquisition
While it’s difficult to say if VocalIQ has already started upgrading Siri, the digital assistant looks like it will remain the best one for years to come.
When Apple brought in iOS 9, Siri came with some Proactive features to be more contextually aware and to engage in longer conversations. Siri can now engage users in a lot of languages and accents which include British, Australian, French, Norwegian, German, Italian and Spanish.


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A Birchbox member believes beauty should be cruelty free, and has now started a petition asking the cosmetics company to follow suit. Care2 member Jess Barnett noticed that Birchbox, which ships
Not only is Boots a survivor of Hurricane Katrina, but he’s also volunteers a nanny to a group of kittens.
Author Nicholas Sparks is teaming up with PetSmart Charities to give one lucky fan’s adopted pet a starring role in his next novel. The best-selling writer (and screenwriter and producer)
Bravo reality star Jaime Primak Sullivan talks the importance of pet adoption and encourages others to rescue.
Cruelty-free cosmetics brand LUSH is joining with the Association for the Protection of Fur-Bearing Animals and Montreal SPCA in hopes to #MakeFurHistory. The fashionable fur coats that some people sport for winter,
Halloween is over…or is it? A ‘vampire’-like musk deer who’s been spotted haunting the hills of Afghanistan apparently didn’t get the memo. For the first time in over 60 years,
A cave that serves as a sanctuary for millions of bats in Texas has been saved from destruction by a group of concerned conservationists. The Bracken Cave is outside of


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Brush Engineered Materials Inc. (NYSE: BW) has reported a big improvement in bottom-line results from a year earlier and once again has raised its earnings outlook for the full year. The producer of beryllium alloys and specialty metails said its net income in the quarter totaled $13.2 million, or 67 cents per diluted share. In the second quarter of 2009, Brush lost $785,000, or four cents a share. Sales at Brush jumped 87%, to $325.9 million from $174.1 million. “While there is still uncertainty in the global economic environment, particularly as to what the second half of 2010 might bring, the company now expects the second half of 2010 business levels to be stronger than previously expected,” the company said in a statement. “At this time, assuming current metal prices, the company expects sales for the full year 2010 to be in the range of $1.22 billion to $1.26 billion.” As a result, Brush is raising its earnings outlook for the year to a range of $1.75 to $2.00 per share from its previously announced range of $1.45 to $1.75 per share. The latter range, announced in late April, was an increase from Brush's original guidance for the year of $1.15 to $1.40 a share.
Brush Engineered Materials reports big improvement in second-quarter results
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In April, as the pandemic brought the concert industry to a halt, Taylor Swift canceled all her tour dates for the year. “I’m so sad I won’t be able to see you guys in concert this year, but I know this is the right decision,” she wrote on Twitter, giving her fans no indication they would see her again, in any form, until 2021.
Three months later, she emerged from quarantine with “Folklore,” a classic surprise release that has dominated the Billboard album chart this summer. Now in its sixth week at No. 1, the longest streak at the top of the chart for any album since Drake’s “Views” four years ago.
In its sixth week out, “Folklore” had the equivalent of 90,000 album sales in the United States, including streams as well as copies sold as a complete package. After selling 17 physical versions of the album through her website for the first two weeks, Swift has lately been surprising fans by sending autographed copies of the CD to indie record stores.
In the United States, “Folklore” has sold 860,000 copies of its complete album version — counting downloads as well as its various physical versions — and nearly 700 million streams. Around the world, the album is “nearing” two billion steams, according to Swift’s label, Republic, a division of the giant Universal Music Group.
Also this week, Metallica opens at No. 4 with “S&M2,” a live album recorded with the San Francisco Symphony, and Katy Perry’s new album, “Smile,” starts at No. 5. Two posthumous rap albums hold their positions just below “Folklore”: Pop Smoke’s “Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon” is No. 2 and Juice WRLD’s “Legends Never Die” is No. 3.


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rBGHCall us old fashioned, but we think cows should “just say no” to rBGH. This genetically engineered growth hormone is injected into cows to increase milk production. But it also increases the risks of serious health problems in cows and it doesn’t help family farmers make a decent living. That’s why Ben & Jerry’s has been on the forefront of the battle against rBGH since the beginning.
Not everyone agreed with us, least of all Monsanto, who developed the drug. We even had to sue the state of Illinois back in 1997 for the right to put this simple message on our products: We oppose Recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone.The family farmers who supply our milk and cream pledge not to treat their cows with rBGH. The FDA has said no significant difference has been shown & no test can now distinguish between milk from rBGH treated & untreated cows. Not all the suppliers of our other ingredients can promise that the milk they use comes from untreated cows. Now companies across the country are catching on. In fact, as more and more people demand dairy products produced without rBGH, the time may come soon when rBGH goes the way of the dodo bird!


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While deepening economic slowdown worries eased due to low unemployment insurance initial claims and edging up producer prices in the US, gold prices sharply declined on Thursday. Yellow metal is steady on Friday while dollar weakens further. In their speeches in different locations, Fed officials stated that interest rates need no changes for a while since US inflation is close to the target level. In the meantime, given that the EU and the US have a brand new trade conflict recently, it was stated that EU ambassadors give initial clearance to trade chief Cecilia Malmström to start official trade talks with the US.
Gold prices steady on Friday after declining sharply to $1,290 on Thursday due to 49-year low unemployment insurance initial claims and increasing producer prices in the US which eased concerns of sharp economic slowdown.
As of 16:01 GMT+3, spot gold was trading $1,292.41 an ounce while dollar index fell to 96.75. US 10-year Treasury yield was at 2.544.
While Fed officials keep their cautious tone about the economy, they are in favor of Fed’s patient stance, given that inflation remains weak. Fed Vice Chair Richard Clarida said yesterday that the US economy was slowing down due to increasing international risks while he added “muted” inflation allowed Fed to keep its patient stance. On the other hand, St. Louis Fed President James Bullard said Fed needed to be careful with its moves to keep the economy on track and expanding, while he underlined the importance of inverted note yields as a sign of a recession. He also added that investors were expecting inflation to stay below Fed’s 2% target in 2019 and in the next five years.
Allianz chief economic adviser Mohamed El-Erian said on CNBC that he thought Fed went too far while stating that Fed was too hawkish in the fourth quarter and then they changed the stance to too dovish in March. El-Erian said that the US economy is still in good place and added he was surprised by the change in Fed’s stance.
In the meantime, there is an escalation in trade relations between the EU and the US recently. It was stated on Thursday that EU ambassadors have given clearance to trade chief Cecilia Malmström to start official trade talks with the US. The US President Donald Trump and the EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker agreed on a deal last July and Trump held off imposing punitive tariffs on EU cars, however, it was announced earlier this week that the US was preparing to impose tariffs on $11 billion worth EU goods including Airbus’s aircrafts. EU commission said it would be a negotiation limited to EU cars and insisted there would not be any kind of discussion on agricultural products. However, given $150 billion trade deficit between the EU and the US, US side will likely include agricultural products to the upcoming trade talks.
Moreover, France opposed to the talks saying that there could not be any kind of trade talks with countries outside Paris climate agreement. France underlined that agricultural products could not be part of the trade talks while insisted on climate change provisions to be featured in the talks.


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If you have a collection of movies and TV series on DVD, but find you hardly ever watch them anymore, you might consider converting them to streaming files you can access online.
Walmart has started a new service - with the full cooperation of Hollywood - in which it is giving physical DVD/Blu-ray collections across the country a second life by turning them into digital movies.
Starting April 16th, in more than 3,500 stores, Walmart customers will be able to bring their DVD and Blu-ray collections to Walmart and receive digital access to the content from the partnering studios.
The cost for standard DVDs and Blu-ray discs will be $2. Standard DVDs can be upgraded to High-Def (HD) for $5.
Walmart said it is partnering with the major Hollywood studios: Paramount Home Media Distribution, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Universal Studios Home Entertainment and Warner Bros, to provide the new service.
Accessing movies in a different way
“Walmart is helping America get access to their DVD library,” said John Aden, executive vice president for general merchandising, Walmart U.S. “Walmart Entertainment’s new disc-to-digital service will allow our customers to reconnect with the movies they already own on a variety of new devices, while preserving the investments they’ve made in disc purchases over the years. We believe this revolutionary in-store service will unlock new value for already-owned DVDs, and will encourage consumers to continue building physical and digital movie libraries in the future.”
Watching movies on physical media can be slow and cumbersome for some consumers, who have grown accustomed to instant access to content via their smartphones. Walmart says the new service will make it unnecessary to load discs into players to watch a movie.
“Consumers want value and convenience and Walmart’s disc-to-digital service will deliver both while helping consumers realize the benefits of digital ownership,” said Ron Sanders, president, Warner Home Video. “Between the heavy foot traffic in-store and the aggressive educational campaign Walmart is planning, this partnership is the perfect opportunity for us to reach a mainstream audience much sooner than by more traditional means, while making the process as quick and easy for consumers as possible.”


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Agriculture Victoria has found that the last financial year was one of the most profitable for dairy farmers in the last 17 years.
The 2022-2023 Dairy Farm Monitor Project, which tracks 80 dairy farm businesses has found farmers have had a bumper year thanks to high milk prices and carefully managed high costs.
A partnership between Dairy Australia and Agriculture Victoria, the project collects and analyses financial and production data from dry land and irrigated dairy farms in south-western Victoria, Gippsland and northern Victoria. Farms tracked represent a sub-section of farm size, feeding systems and herd sizes.
This year’s findings revealed that milk price increased by 33 percent to $9.77 per kilogram milk solids, the highest on record in the survey’s 17 years, helping to offset rising feed costs and overheads including labour.
Agriculture Victoria, sector development and services executive director, Douglas Purcell said it was a remarkable result given the variables.
IMAGE: The past 12 months have been particularly profitable for Victorian Dairy Farmers.
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Former Facebook executive, Kate Rouch, has joined cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase as its Chief Marketing Officer.
Facebook’s Kate Rouch Bringing Her Expertise to Coinbase
New Coinbase CMO Kate Rouch’s last position on Facebook was the Global Head of Brand and Product Marketing. Rouch worked at Facebook for over a decade. Facebook’s Kate Rouch oversaw the marketing for major products of the social media platform such as Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, and Facebook app. Additionally, she was in charge of marketing the entire Facebook platform at large.
During Rouch’s time as the head of marketing at Facebook, the social media platform experienced an increase in the number of monthly active users from 500 million to around 3 billion worldwide.
Popular crypto exchange Coinbase is hiring Rouch conveniently at a time when its brand came under attack. Allegedly, hackers were draining users’ accounts. Upon noticing the disappearance of their accounts, Coinbase’s users claim they were consequently met with terrible customer service from the exchange’s team.
Former Facebook exec Kate Rouch is probably joining Coinbase to help clear its image. According to Coinbase’s Chief Operating Officer Emilie Choi, Rouch will oversee the exchange’s global brand, product, and performance marketing.
New Coinbase CMO Kate Rouch to Introduce Millions to the Benefits of Crypto
The cryptocurrency economy is fairly new with most people yet to join. The few exchanges in the industry are competing for a limited market share. Marketing is therefore a core aspect that firms in the industry need to focus on.
Facebook’s Kate Rouch commented on her incumbency to Coinbase as an exciting opportunity to introduce millions of people to the benefits of cryptocurrency. She had been inspired by what she had learned about cryptocurrency and the “vast ecosystem it is helping usher forth.”


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Most likely in light of the upcoming launch of the next iPhone, Apple’s stock price passed it’s all time high price today at $644.27. It also saw its market cap once again go above the huge $600 Billion mark, both of which were last seen all the way back on April 10th.
The rise follows yesterday which was the first time Apple payed dividends to shareholders since 1995, giving $2.65 for each share. The spike in stock price was also likely to be linked with the upcoming iPhone 5 and iPad Mini expected in the coming month, with investors wanting to get in early obviously predicting the products doing well.
With the market cap once again crossing the $600 billion mark and with the rate of sales increasing from Apple it’s looking like previoius analyst predictions of Apple becoming the first trillion dollar company by 2014 could fall very true.


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The UK’s average broadband speed is still less than half of the average advertised "up to" speed, according to new broadband figures released by Cable.co.uk.
Research by broadband comparison site Cable.co.uk showed the average broadband download speed in March 2012 was 7.9Mbps, against the average advertised up to speed of 18.5Mbps.
Cable.co.uk owner Paul France said the company’s speed test results indicate there’s still a disparity between advertised broadband speeds and actual speeds consumers are reporting.
"Even with the new advertising guidelines in place consumers could still be disappointed or feel misled by advertised ‘up to’ speeds when in reality their actual speeds fall short of what they were expecting," added France.
"Our advice to consumers is to ignore advertised up to speeds and check their line speed on a website like Cable.co.uk, or with the providers directly."
ADSL, the UK’s most widely used broadband running on the existing telephone network, reported 6.3Mbps, 41.7% of the advertised 15.1Mbps, though fibre optic broadband came closest with an average of 17.6Mbps, 50% of the 35.2Mbps advertised.
The figures revealed mobile broadband had a 2.4Mbps download speed, a mere 19.3% of the 12.4Mbps advertised.
The company cited new guidelines published by CAP/BCAP on 1 April 2012 which requires UK providers to use more realistic up to figures in their broadband advertising.


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Zuckerberg’s testimony reveals perilous path to regulation
On Tuesday and Wednesday last week, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before Congress following the Cambridge Analytica data scandal. After ten hours of questioning, it became clear that all parties involved agreed that some form of regulation over how internet companies handle private data was required. What also became clear, however, was not only the lawmakers’ lack of understanding of how internet-based data companies operate, but also their lack of a mental data protection framework which allowed Zuckerberg to escape some tough questioning.
The hands-off, market-driven policy that turbocharged the megacap internet companies’ growth has clearly outlived its usefulness considering the recent developments involving Facebook. But the kneejerk path to regulation is likely to be long and fraught with unintended consequences.
The most notable development during the two-day testimony was the bipartisan push for greater data regulation, which is atypical given the Republicans’ overall aversion towards regulation, but perhaps not surprising in this situation. This suggests that Facebook is facing a real political challenge, if not crisis, instead of partisan attacks against its business practices. What was surprising though was that a Republican (Sen. Sullivan) should be the one to suggest that Facebook is too big and too powerful, the obvious corollary there being a break-up. Little wonder then that Zuckerberg embraced the idea of implementing “the right regulation” throughout his testimony, without hinting at what he considers the appropriate way to regulate Facebook.
The Senators and Representatives themselves seemed to have limited ideas either as to how to regulate Facebook specifically and data privacy more generally. It would be difficult for an antitrust action against Facebook to gain traction, especially in the US where antitrust laws are designed to protect consumers rather than competitors, as Facebook provides more and more services to its users for free. Lawsuits by the Department of Justice to block future acquisitions of competitors on antitrust grounds will do little to prevent Facebook from developing its own competing products and stifling the competitors’ growth, as it has done with Snapchat. And a break-up of Facebook would be prima facie impractical as the business is one giant interconnected platform.
Some Senators turned towards the European data protection initiative, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), for inspiration. However, as we have discussed before, strict regulations on data ownership and privacy are more likely to have severe adverse unintended consequences for smaller publishers and can serve to further entrench the incumbents (Facebook and Google). Sen. Sullivan was at least acutely aware of the risk of regulations cementing the dominant powers when he suggested that Facebook ought to be broken up. Consider that most news websites probably run dozens of third-party trackers in the background that capture personal identifying data of visitors without their knowledge, let alone consent. The GDPR prohibits the collection and/or use of any personal identifying data (including IP addresses) unless the user consents, and even then, the use is limited to the purpose for which the data is collected in the first place. This effectively prevents any website from loading any third-party scripts, including targeted advertising, without consent. If smaller publishers face tougher restrictions on advertising, those ad dollars will ultimately flow to the incumbents.
Facebook has also stepped up its self-regulation efforts following the Cambridge Analytica scandal. One little-publicised but very important development was Facebook’s move to shut down its Partner Categories, a feature that allowed marketers to target ads across Facebook’s platforms using third-party data provided by data brokers. Facebook’s reasoning is that there is little transparency and control over how third-party data is collected and used, and whether consumers have even consented to their data being shared. This move materially devalues third-party data relative to the data collected by Facebook within its own walled garden and makes its advertising platforms that much more valuable. In a similar vein, Google’s response to the GDPR has been to remove all personal identifying data from its AdSense program, which effectively renders the Google Network publishers’ ad inventory worthless as they can no longer target ads, and ultimately hurts smaller publishers far more than it hurts Google. The consolidation of advertising market power amongst the incumbent internet companies has begun even before data protection regulations are in force.
The Montgomery Global Funds own shares in Facebook and Alphabet. This article was prepared 12 April 2018 with the information we have today, and our view may change. It does not constitute formal advice or professional investment advice. If you wish to trade Facebook or Alphabet you should seek financial advice.


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Clearly, economists were wrong earlier this year when they forecast an economic contraction that has yet to manifest. Could they be wrong now?
To be sure, economic growth, the labor market and consumer spending have proven unexpectedly resilient in the face of rising interest rates and elevated inflation. But there are still plenty of signs a recession might still be on its way.
1. An "uncertain outlook" from leading indicators
Many mainstay economic indicators measure the past. So-called leading indicators reflect what likely lies ahead.
"The outlook remains highly uncertain," said Justyna Zabinska-La Monica, senior manager of business cycle indicators, at The Conference Board.
"The leading index continues to suggest that economic activity is likely to decelerate and descend into mild contraction in the months ahead."
The index is based on 10 components, ranging from stock prices and interest rates to unemployment claims and consumer expectations for business conditions.
2. Consumer confidence is just a hair above recessionary levels
The Conference Board's consumer confidence index came in at 80.2 in August, hovering just above 80, the level that often signals the U.S. economy is headed for a recession in the coming year.


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Atida has completed a structuring and placement
Atida has completed a structuring and placement in the private equity fund Europe Pharma Online.
Atida is an online health company that is transforming the landscape of health and well-being across Europe. With online pharmacies and parapharmacies across nine countries and more than 4,000 active customers, Atida is on a mission to help Europeans make better decisions about their health by providing a trusted and personalized health ecosystem that caters to both proactive and curative needs.
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Import PP, PE prices at 20-month-high in Turkey
In the PP market, Saudi Arabian PP raffia prices are reported at $1200/ton CIF Turkey, subject to 6.5% customs duty, cash, following deals at $1170-1190/ton last week. PP fibre offers moved up by $25-40/ton on the week to be given at $1240-1250/ton with the same terms.
“March PP hikes have been supported by the ongoing supply limitations from Europe and the Middle East. Moreover, the disrupted shipments from Iran ahead of Newroz Holiday exacerbated the tightness in Turkey recently,” commented a large trader.
According to ChemOrbis Price Wizard, the import homo PP market reached the highest levels in 20 months on a weekly average. The market is currently carrying a premium of about $160/ton over import prices in China following the recent price gains, the data shows.
In the PE market, meanwhile, after a Saudi Arabian major pioneered new March prices with $40-50/ton hikes, more Middle Eastern sources approached the market with higher offers. Overall, the latest prices stand at $1350-1370/ton for LDPE film, $1260-1270/ton for LLDPE c4 film, $1210-1250/ton for HDPE film and $1180-1200/ton for HDPE b/m (small container), all CIF Turkey equivalent, subject to 6.5% customs duty, cash. Some players heard LDPE film deals at $1330/ton, meanwhile.
A Middle Eastern producer admitted, “We concluded some PE deals close to our initial March prices. However, it has been difficult to compete with other origins that provide a more competitive edge.” A trader opined, “We don’t think the upper ends will work as rather sufficient supplies from Iran despite the nearing Newroz along with moderate demand will allow smaller hikes to pass on transactions.”
Turkey’s import LDPE film market also hit the highest levels of 20 months on a weekly average, with a premium of $150/ton over China, according to ChemOrbis Price Index. HDPE film prices, which are highest since November 2015, also point to a delta of around $135/ton with China, while LLDPE prices have hit a 19 month-high recently and carry a premium of the same amount over that market.
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Last week’s budget revealed short term recovery solutions for retail, but a long road to economic recovery remains without measures to address workforce disruptions.
National Retail Association CEO Dominique Lamb is calling for greater investment for retail and small business through long-term resilience measures.
“We welcome the budget’s investment in skills and enhancing digital capabilities, but retail is left without a long-term agenda to address economic resilience in the sector,” Ms Lamb said.
“While the training and tax breaks will help strengthen business confidence and create jobs, the initiatives fall short of securing productivity improvements and economic resilience.
“Long-term strategies to skill the workforce and boost participation is needed for the sector to thrive in the new normal.”
With the cost of business increasing, retailers are without strategies to address growing pressures to meet labour and supply shortages.
“The budget failed to address the broader challenges of the economy by focusing heavily on short-term inflation relief,” Ms Lamb said.
“We would have also liked to see strategies implemented across business innovation and investment, supply chain capability and workforce productivity to ease the pressure for retailers and consumers.
“Long-term strategies that allow small business to level-up their capabilities and boost competitiveness will restore business and consumer confidence.”
Our partners at BDO have compiled their breakdown of the Federal Budget and how the measures will affect your business.
While there is a focus on ‘bread for the masses’, there are a number of measures that will help to overcome some of the hurdles of doing business. There are also some clear signals of the perception that ‘big brother’ is watching, with businesses needing to give the Tax Office access to the underlying transaction data in their accounting systems.
Finally, there are a number of special interest measures including pledges of infrastructure spending, incentivisation of onshore manufacturing, and promotion of the Australian space industry the Government hopes will contribute to greater economic prosperity.
Nowhere in this budget are there economy-wide reforms of the type needed to see Australia prosper into the late 2020s and beyond. It is hoped that with the clear air that comes with the immediate post-election period, the next budget will think strategically about enabling a sustainable future.


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European PS3 owners can look forward to playing No More Heroes in HD, with Move controls, courtesy of Konami. Those of us in North America, so far, can only look forward to importing No More Heroes: Heroes' Paradise, as the publisher hasn't made any announcements regarding the title.
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While Xbox has a large presence in Latin America and PlayStation an acceptable presence, Nintendo has historically stayed further away, because it does not even have official offices. However, little by little the company wants to focus more on this region, and to prove it today announced a Twitter account.
Through social networks, Nintendo revealed that it already has an official Twitter account in Latin America, @NintendoLatam. Facebook Instagram This was one of the last important social accounts that the company was missing, since it already has Facebook and Instagram. At the moment, the only thing the Big N is missing is a TikTok account (although those are not so common for companies to inform their users) and, strangely, a YouTube account.
At the moment, Nintendo Latin America’s Twitter has only one tweet, in which it welcomes users and where it assures that it will report on all important news. Just a few hours after its revelation, the account already has almost 30,000 followers, although it is not yet verified.
Welcome to the official #Nintendo account
Latin America! A new space to inform you in your
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— NintendoLatinoamerica (@ NintendoLatam) September 20, 2022
Xbox and PlayStation have quite unified all their social accounts in Latin America, but Nintendo has managed them relatively independently. Now that there are already 3 and not just 2, it is possible that the company is already starting to generate more holistic marketing strategies.
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Apple has released a slew of new betas for developers today at the Apple Developer Center (https://developer.apple.com).
Mac OS X El Capitan 10.11.4 beta (and the Server version) are the fourth updates to the El Capitan OS. We can find no notes on what the updates entail.
The first beta of iOS 9.3 adds: new features for the Health, Wallet, Notes, and Settings apps; the ability for students to share iPads; an enhanced Managed Apple ID function; and new 3D Touch shortcuts. It also adds a new feature called Night Shift, which is is designed to cut down on the amount of blue light an iOS device is putting out during the evening hours.
The tvOS 6.2 beta adds support for pairing Bluetooth keyboards, Folders organization for home screen apps a new App Switcher user interface, more Siri dialects, a native Apple Podcasts app.
The watchOS 2.2 beta, in conjunction with the new tvOS beta, lets you pair multiple Apple Watches to a single iPhone.
Apple Configurator 2.2 beta, which is used to set up and deploy groups of iOS devices, and Xcode 7.3 beta, a new version of the development tool/environment, are also available at the Developer Center.


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New details are starting to emerge about Jaguar's future product lineup. New models could include a crossover and an entry-level sedan.
New details are starting to emerge about Jaguar's future product lineup.
Things will kick off later this year when the company introduces the highly-anticipated F-Type. It was previewed by the C-X16 concept and will be a two-seat roadster with sporty styling. Power will be provided by a supercharged 3.0-liter V6 engine with 380 PS (279 kW / 375 hp) and a 5.0-liter V8 that develops up to 550 PS (405 kW / 542 hp).
The F-Type will be followed by the production version of the C-X75 concept. Set to be launched in 2013, the model could have a supercharged and turbocharged 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine that is backed up by two electric motors. This would reportedly give the car a combined output of 500 hp (373 kW / 507 PS) which may enable it to run from 0-60 mph in less than three seconds and hit a top speed of 200 mph (322 km/h). Production will be limited to 250 units and pricing is expected to start at £700,000 ($1,096,130 / €882,200).
In 2014, we can expect a redesigned XK. It could be larger and more luxurious than the current model, which would help set it apart from the F-Type.
2014 could also usher in a new XF. It will reportedly have an aluminum body and could be available as a coupe in 2015 or 2016.
Bigger changes occur in 2015 when Jaguar will reportedly introduce a crossover and an X-Type successor. The crossover will battle the Audi Q5 and could ride on a new aluminum architecture. The entry-level sedan, on the other hand, will compete with the Audi A4, BMW 3-Series and Mercedes C-Class. It could have an aluminum body and might spawn coupe and wagon variants.
Last but not least, a redesigned XJ is expected in 2017. Little is known about the model, but a coupe variant is reportedly under consideration.


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Qualcomm Introduce New Wireless AR Viewer Glasses
Qualcomm launched new wireless Augmented Reality viewer glasses at its Snapdragon launch event in China. It includes functionality such as lightweight & thinner and OLED displays with a 90hz refresh rate.
The company has also unveiled its powerful brand new Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 chipsets for smartphones at the same event.
In 2018, Qualcomm introduced its first platform for AR and VR headsets named XR1 platform, and with continuity, it goes for climbs and now comes up with new hardware & software for innovative viewer technology.
What's New About Qualcomm's New AR GlassesThe Snapdragon XR2 platform powers Qualcomm's latest Wireless AR Glasses; as we heard earlier, the company is associating with tech aces Microsoft to produce its next-gen chip for the future's Smart Viewer.
This Wireless AR Smart Viewer equips a concerned design for comfortability, as the company said this new AR hardware is developed by Goertek, which is also a China-based company.
These Glasses provide an effectively lag-free augmented reality experience operating a thoroughly combined Qualcomm FastConntect 6900 system with Wi-Fi 6 / 6E and Bluetooth connectivity and the new FastConnect XR software suite.
These wireless AR glasses reach a 40% thinner design than the previous design because heavy glasses can also lead to headaches. According to Qualcomm, this is not a complete final design. That's only to unveil its new Wireless AR Smart Viewer concern design for its OEMs partners.
The consideration design of the Wireless AR Smart Viewer includes dual micro-OLED binocular displays with a pair-up to the resolution of 1920 x 1080p per eye, and up to 90Hz frame rates are supported.
The glasses retain dual monochrome cameras and another RGB camera that allows head-tracking at six degrees of freedom (6DoF). There is also a hand tracking capability that can easily recognize your gestures.
The new wireless Augmented Reality viewer glasses will be expansively available in the coming months, and their design changes depending on OEMs.


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The UK economy today showed tentative signs of stabilising if not recovering, as the Bank of England weighed up whether to print more money to drive demand.
A host of firms hit the buffers in the second quarter of the year, but the rate of distress showed signs of slowing. There were also indications the housing market and high street may have passed the worst of the recession.
Business recovery specialist Begbies Traynor said another 197,000 firms hit financial difficulty in the second quarter of the year - more than the 138,000 in the same period last year but less than the 229,000 in the first quarter of this year.
Ric Traynor, Begbies executive chairman, said: "The recession is likely to be prolonged, possibly more prolonged than the last recession, and there is no evidence yet of a real recovery emerging. However, the overall increase in the number of problem companies has undoubtedly slowed for the last two quarters."
On the High Street, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) said same-store sales were 1.4% higher last month than a year ago as hot weather boosted purchases of summer goods.
"June's sunshine gave overall sales a much-needed boost. The heatwave helped food retailers and got customers buying outdoor goods," said BRC director general Stephen Robertson.
But he added: "Given the uncertainty about jobs, customers are still nervous about spending on more expensive, non-essentials."
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors reported growing optimism that house prices will go up in the short-term but warned there will be no "sustained" upturn until mortgages become more available.
City accounts at PricewaterhouseCoopers warned of further price falls this year and next.
"Despite some recent reports of rises, we are not out of the woods yet and buyers should take a long-term rather than short-term view," it said.
The Bank last week surprised the markets by not announcing an expansion of its £125 billion quantitative easing programme to help drive a recovery.
Charlie Bean, the Bank's deputy governor, said today the new money pumped into the economy since the scheme started in March will continue to stimulate demand even after the programme stops.
"The one thing I would like to stress is that we don't have to keep on making purchases for quantitative easing to have an effect. It is the total stock of purchases that matters," Bean said.
The Bank is due to review the scale of the programme next month and analysts are divided over whether the central bank will want to do more to pull the economy out of recession.
Bean said a key difficulty lay in gauging the effectiveness of the policy given its unprecedented nature and the time lag of six months to a year for it to affect the wider economy.
"It's most plausible to think that the first thing we will do is raise Bank rate and then sell the assets back over an appropriate timescale in light of market circumstances," he said.
Bean warned that withdrawing newly printed money from the economy too soon could send the UK back into freefall.
"We don't want to move too early, because we end up nipping a recovery in the bud, and if you look at the Japanese example they tightened prematurely and it pushed the economy back into a downturn," he said.
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The 2015 Electronic Entertainment Expo is set to start next week in Los Angeles, and Electronic Arts will kick off the week by hosting their ninth annual E3 press conference on Monday, June 15th at 1:00 PM PDT. EA joins the famous gaming conference by showcasing some of their best, most entertaining games and will also announce some brand new titles. At the press conference hosted by CEO Andrew Wilson, we’ve been told that EA will demonstrate around a dozen titles like Star Wars Battlefront, Mirror’s Edge Catalyst, Need for Speed, and plenty more.
Even better yet, EA will welcome hundreds of local High School and University students in the live press conference audience. Following the press conference, an exclusive panel discussion will be held for these students featuring EA leaders and moderated by Tracy Fullerton, Director of USC’s Games Program, to discuss various career opportunities in the video game industry. Next up, EA’s press conference will stream live at their website on Monday June 15th, at 1:00 PM PDT.


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Sony has officially delayed the release of the next God of War until 2022. At Sony, Santa Monica want to release a high-end game in “safe for all conditions. ” In addition, the new God of War and Gran Turismo 7 will be released on PlayStation 4, and Horizon Forbidden West are scheduled to be released at the end of the year — most likely in November.
However, the developers still do not rule out that the release will have to be postponed. But thats not all: Sony Bend makes a new IP based on technology Days Gone The Astro Bot team expands and makes the global brand Sony plans to invest further in PC games, but consoles always will come first.
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Robinhood opens wallet services to 1 million users
Robinhood released the beta version of Robinhood Wallet in September to 10,000 users who joined the waitlist. The wallet is now available to 1 million waitlisted customers. Robinhood Wallet is more than just a wallet. It's a full-fledged app allowing to trade tokens and view NFTs. It provides access to additional Web3 features like connecting to dApps and NFT marketplaces on Ethereum and Polygon.